| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| natter vi | informal (chat) (vardagligt) | snacka vitr |
| | | prata vitr |
| | (formell) | tala vitr |
| | My daughter and her friends nattered all afternoon about who knows what. |
| schmooze vi | slang (socialize for self-advancement) | snacka vitr |
| | | socialisera vitr |
| | | pladdra vitr |
| | I never enjoyed having to schmooze at big company functions. |
| confabulate vi | formal (chat) | småprata vitr |
| | (bildlig) | kallprata vitr |
| | | snacka vitr |
| prate vi | (prattle, talk aimlessly) | babbla vitr |
| | | snacka vitr |
| | | snattra vitr |
| speak vi | (two or more people) (vardagligt) | prata vitr |
| | | tala vitr |
| | (informellt) | snacka vitr |
| | They spoke for many hours on the phone. |
| | De pratade i många timmar på telefon. |
| haver vi | UK, dialect (talk nonsense) | svamla vitr |
| | | prata strunt vitr + s |
| | | snacka vitr |
| | | pladdra vitr |
| | What are you havering about now? |
| blather vi | (talk nonsense) | prata strunt vitr + s |
| | (familjär) | snacka vitr |
| | I put my earbuds in so that I wouldn't have to hear my sister blathering. |
| talk vi | (speak to one another) | tala, prata vitr |
| | (vardagligt) | snacka vitr |
| | I'm glad I bumped into you; can we talk? |
| | Jag är glad att jag stötte på dig. Kan vi tala (or: prata)? |
| fable about sth vi + prep | archaic (lie, invent stories about) | fabulera om ngt vitr + prep |
| | (vardagligt) | snacka vitr |
| | The old man frequently fabled about his past. |
| jive sb vtr | US, slang (tease, talk nonsense to) | prata strunt vtr + s |
| | | snacka vitr |
| | Are you just jiving me or are you serious? |
| Ytterligare översättningar |
| flap your gums v expr | slang (talk a lot) (slang) | snacka, jiddra vitr |
| | | låta munnen gå, låta käften gå vbal uttr |
| | | pladdra vitr |
| | Jared had been flapping his gums for over an hour and his friends were starting to get bored. |
| speak vi | (communicate) | tala vitr |
| | | uttrycka sig vitr partikel |
| | | kommunicera vitr |
| | (informellt) | snacka vitr |
| | She really knows how to speak. |
| jaw vi | US, slang (talk continuously) | snacka vitr |
| | | gaffla, skälla vitr |
| | | prata vitr |
| | The two sat and jawed at each other for hours. |
| spout vi | figurative, informal (talk) | prata vitr |
| | | snacka vitr |
| | The politician was spouting on the podium. |
| rap vi | mainly US, slang (talk informally) (vardaglig) | snacka vitr |
| | (slang) | jiddra vitr |
| | (ogillande) | pladdra vitr |
| | Marcus was rapping with his friends. |
| visit vi | US (have friendly conversation) | prata vitr |
| | (informellt) | snacka vitr |
| | They can sit and visit for hours. |
| gas vi | slang (chat, talk at length) | pladdra vitr |
| | | snacka vitr |
| | Stop gassing and get back to work! |
| yakety-yak vi | informal (chatter) | pladdra vitr |
| | | tjattra vitr |
| | | snacka vitr |
coffeehouse,
also UK: coffee-house vi | dated, slang (indulge in chitchat) (bildlig) | fika vitr |
| | | småprata vitr |
| | | snacka vitr |
| twaddle vi | informal (talk nonsense) | snacka vitr |
| | | prata strunt vitr + s |
| | | jiddra vitr |
| | What on earth are you twaddling about? |
| chin vi | US, slang (chat) | snacka vitr |
| | | prata vitr |
| | (online) | chatta vitr |
| | I can't stand here chinning all day; there's work to do! |
| Sammansatta former: |
| bitch about sb vi + prep | vulgar, informal (make nasty remarks about sb) (vardagligt) | snacka skit om ngn vbal uttr |
| | | kritisera⇒ vtr |
| | | prata illa om ngn vbal uttr |
| | Petra's classmates bitched about her behind her back. |
| blather about sth/sb vi + prep | (talk pointlessly about) | låta munnen gå om ngt/ngn vbal uttr |
| | (familjär) | snacka om ngt/ngn, pladdra om ngt/ngn vitr + prep |
| | My dad likes to blather about football to anyone who will listen. |
| bulls*** sb vtr | vulgar, offensive, informal (tell lies, nonsense) (informellt, anstötande) | snacka skit, prata skit vtr + s |
| | (vardagligt) | prata strunt vtr + s |
| | (vardagligt) | prata dumheter vtr + s |
| | | ljuga⇒ vtr |
| | Don't bulls*** me! I know what really happened. |
| bulls*** vi | vulgar, offensive, informal (tell lies, nonsense) | snacka skit vitr + s |
| | | ljuga vitr |
| | | luras vitr |
| Anmärkning: Most commonly used in continuous tenses |
| | Stop bulls***ting! We both know none of your story is true. |
| chat sb up vtr phrasal sep | UK, informal (try to seduce sb) | flirta med ngn vtr + prep |
| | | snacka sig in hos ngn vbal uttr |
| | When he goes to restaurants, he always tries to chat up the waitresses. |
| cochlea n | (part of the inner ear) (anatomi) | snäcka, öronsnäcka s |
| | Damage to Ben's cochleas had left him hard of hearing. |
| doll interj | dated, figurative, slang (girl, woman) (slang) | brud, snygg tjej s |
| | (omodernt) | pingla, snäcka s |
| | Hey, doll! How are you doing? |
fusee,
fuzee n | (pulley used in clock mechanisms) (klockor) | snäcka s |
| gammon sb vtr | dated, informal (tell sb nonsense) | prata strunt med ngn vbal uttr |
| | (vardagligt, bildlig) | snacka skit med ngn vbal uttr |
| | My cousin gammoned me for an hour before finally leaving. |
| hearing aid n | (device worn by the hard of hearing) | hörapparat s |
| | | hörselsnäcka, snäcka s |
| | She's growing deaf, but refuses to wear a hearing aid. |
| pop off vi phrasal | (speak thoughtlessly) | pladdra vitr |
| | | snacka strunt vitr + s |
| | He couldn't keep himself from popping off to his boss, and was finally fired. |
pour out sth,
pour sth out vtr phrasal sep | figurative (express freely) (vardagligt) | babbla vitr |
| | | snacka fritt vitr + adv |
| | He often comes to me to pour out his troubles. |
| put sb down vtr phrasal sep | informal (disparage, speak ill of) | tala illa om vbal uttr |
| | (vardagligt) | snacka skit om vbal uttr |
| | You shouldn't put him down like that. |
| run sb/sth down vtr phrasal sep | informal (disparage) (vardagligt) | snacka skit om vbal uttr |
| | | tala illa om vbal uttr |
| | Mark's girlfriend is always running him down; she never says anything nice about him. |
| scallop n | (mollusc shell) | snäcka, snäckskal, musselskal s |
| | The young boy used a scallop to scoop water from the rock pool. |
| sea shell n | (outer casing of a marine mollusc) | snäcka s |
| seashell n | (shell of a sea creature) | snäcka s |
| | The children collected seashells on the beach. |
| slag sb off vtr phrasal sep | UK, slang (criticize, speak ill of) | kritisera⇒ vtr |
| | | pika⇒ vtr |
| | (vardagligt) | prata skit om ngn, snacka skit om ngn vbal uttr |
| | Nigel is always slagging off his boss. |
| speak about sth vtr phrasal insep | (talk on the subject of) | prata om ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | (formell) | tala om ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | (vardagligt) | snacka om ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | She was asked to speak about the topic for 30 minutes. |
| speak about sth vtr phrasal insep | (discuss or consult: with sb) | prata om ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | tala om ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | (vardagligt) | snacka om ngt vtr pratikel oskj |
| speak to sb vi + prep | (talk or converse with) | prata med ngn vitr + prep |
| | (formell) | tala med ngn vitr + prep |
| | (vardagligt) | snacka med ngn vitr + prep |
| | She would happily speak to strangers at the bus stop. |
| speak with sb vi + prep | (talk to, converse with) | tala med ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | | prata med ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | (vardagligt) | snacka med ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | It is always a pleasure to speak with my grandmother. |
| | I would like to speak with you before you go home. |
| talk to sb vi | (address issue with sb) (formell) | tala med ngn vtr + prep |
| | | prata med ngn vtr + prep |
| | (vardagligt) | snacka med ngn vtr + prep |
| | Vinnie's been giving you a hard time? Don't worry; I'll talk to him. |
| Talk about ...! interj | informal (expressing disgust or emphasis) | tala om interj |
| | (vardagligt) | snacka om interj |
| | Talk about a stupid thing to do! I can't believe you did that! |
talk sth down,
talk down sth vtr phrasal sep | UK, figurative (speak disparagingly of) | tala illa om ngt vbal uttr |
| | (vardagligt) | snacka skit om ngt vbal uttr |
| | The politician spends a lot of time talking down his rival's policies, but not much talking about his own. |
| throw shade on sb v expr | US, figurative, informal (belittle or disparage sb) (vulgär) | snacka skit om ngn vbal uttr |
| | | tala illa om ngn vbal uttr |
| traduce sth vtr | (disparage, defame) | förtala⇒ vtr |
| | (vardagligt) | snacka skit om vbal uttr |
| | | baktala⇒ vtr |
| | | smäda⇒ vtr |
| | The councillor threatened to take the journalist to court for traducing his reputation. |
| trash sb/sth vtr | figurative, slang (criticize) | kritisera⇒ vtr |
| | (slang) | snacka skit vitr partikel |
| | The critics trashed the director's latest movie. |
| univalve n | (mollusc with one shell) | enskalig mollusk s |
| | | snäcka med ett skal s |
| Sammansatta former: |
| bitch about sb vi + prep | vulgar, informal (make nasty remarks about sb) (vardagligt) | snacka skit om ngn vbal uttr |
| | | kritisera⇒ vtr |
| | | prata illa om ngn vbal uttr |
| | Petra's classmates bitched about her behind her back. |
| blather vi | (talk nonsense) | prata strunt vitr + s |
| | (familjär) | snacka vitr |
| | I put my earbuds in so that I wouldn't have to hear my sister blathering. |
| blather about sth/sb vi + prep | (talk pointlessly about) | låta munnen gå om ngt/ngn vbal uttr |
| | (familjär) | snacka om ngt/ngn, pladdra om ngt/ngn vitr + prep |
| | My dad likes to blather about football to anyone who will listen. |
| bulls*** sb vtr | vulgar, offensive, informal (tell lies, nonsense) (informellt, anstötande) | snacka skit, prata skit vtr + s |
| | (vardagligt) | prata strunt vtr + s |
| | (vardagligt) | prata dumheter vtr + s |
| | | ljuga⇒ vtr |
| | Don't bulls*** me! I know what really happened. |
| bulls*** vi | vulgar, offensive, informal (tell lies, nonsense) | snacka skit vitr + s |
| | | ljuga vitr |
| | | luras vitr |
| Anmärkning: Most commonly used in continuous tenses |
| | Stop bulls***ting! We both know none of your story is true. |
| chat sb up vtr phrasal sep | UK, informal (try to seduce sb) | flirta med ngn vtr + prep |
| | | snacka sig in hos ngn vbal uttr |
| | When he goes to restaurants, he always tries to chat up the waitresses. |
| chin vi | US, slang (chat) | snacka vitr |
| | | prata vitr |
| | (online) | chatta vitr |
| | I can't stand here chinning all day; there's work to do! |
coffeehouse,
also UK: coffee-house vi | dated, slang (indulge in chitchat) (bildlig) | fika vitr |
| | | småprata vitr |
| | | snacka vitr |
| confabulate vi | formal (chat) | småprata vitr |
| | (bildlig) | kallprata vitr |
| | | snacka vitr |
| fable about sth vi + prep | archaic (lie, invent stories about) | fabulera om ngt vitr + prep |
| | (vardagligt) | snacka vitr |
| | The old man frequently fabled about his past. |
| flap your gums v expr | slang (talk a lot) (slang) | snacka, jiddra vitr |
| | | låta munnen gå, låta käften gå vbal uttr |
| | | pladdra vitr |
| | Jared had been flapping his gums for over an hour and his friends were starting to get bored. |
| gammon sb vtr | dated, informal (tell sb nonsense) | prata strunt med ngn vbal uttr |
| | (vardagligt, bildlig) | snacka skit med ngn vbal uttr |
| | My cousin gammoned me for an hour before finally leaving. |
| gas vi | slang (chat, talk at length) | pladdra vitr |
| | | snacka vitr |
| | Stop gassing and get back to work! |
| haver vi | UK, dialect (talk nonsense) | svamla vitr |
| | | prata strunt vitr + s |
| | | snacka vitr |
| | | pladdra vitr |
| | What are you havering about now? |
| jaw vi | US, slang (talk continuously) | snacka vitr |
| | | gaffla, skälla vitr |
| | | prata vitr |
| | The two sat and jawed at each other for hours. |
| jive sb vtr | US, slang (tease, talk nonsense to) | prata strunt vtr + s |
| | | snacka vitr |
| | Are you just jiving me or are you serious? |
| natter vi | informal (chat) (vardagligt) | snacka vitr |
| | | prata vitr |
| | (formell) | tala vitr |
| | My daughter and her friends nattered all afternoon about who knows what. |
| pop off vi phrasal | (speak thoughtlessly) | pladdra vitr |
| | | snacka strunt vitr + s |
| | He couldn't keep himself from popping off to his boss, and was finally fired. |
pour out sth,
pour sth out vtr phrasal sep | figurative (express freely) (vardagligt) | babbla vitr |
| | | snacka fritt vitr + adv |
| | He often comes to me to pour out his troubles. |
| prate vi | (prattle, talk aimlessly) | babbla vitr |
| | | snacka vitr |
| | | snattra vitr |
| put sb down vtr phrasal sep | informal (disparage, speak ill of) | tala illa om vbal uttr |
| | (vardagligt) | snacka skit om vbal uttr |
| | You shouldn't put him down like that. |
| rap vi | mainly US, slang (talk informally) (vardaglig) | snacka vitr |
| | (slang) | jiddra vitr |
| | (ogillande) | pladdra vitr |
| | Marcus was rapping with his friends. |
| run sb/sth down vtr phrasal sep | informal (disparage) (vardagligt) | snacka skit om vbal uttr |
| | | tala illa om vbal uttr |
| | Mark's girlfriend is always running him down; she never says anything nice about him. |
| schmooze vi | slang (socialize for self-advancement) | snacka vitr |
| | | socialisera vitr |
| | | pladdra vitr |
| | I never enjoyed having to schmooze at big company functions. |
| slag sb off vtr phrasal sep | UK, slang (criticize, speak ill of) | kritisera⇒ vtr |
| | | pika⇒ vtr |
| | (vardagligt) | prata skit om ngn, snacka skit om ngn vbal uttr |
| | Nigel is always slagging off his boss. |
| speak vi | (two or more people) (vardagligt) | prata vitr |
| | | tala vitr |
| | (informellt) | snacka vitr |
| | They spoke for many hours on the phone. |
| | De pratade i många timmar på telefon. |
| speak vi | (communicate) | tala vitr |
| | | uttrycka sig vitr partikel |
| | | kommunicera vitr |
| | (informellt) | snacka vitr |
| | She really knows how to speak. |
| speak about sth vtr phrasal insep | (talk on the subject of) | prata om ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | (formell) | tala om ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | (vardagligt) | snacka om ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | She was asked to speak about the topic for 30 minutes. |
| speak about sth vtr phrasal insep | (discuss or consult: with sb) | prata om ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | tala om ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | (vardagligt) | snacka om ngt vtr pratikel oskj |
| speak to sb vi + prep | (talk or converse with) | prata med ngn vitr + prep |
| | (formell) | tala med ngn vitr + prep |
| | (vardagligt) | snacka med ngn vitr + prep |
| | She would happily speak to strangers at the bus stop. |
| speak with sb vi + prep | (talk to, converse with) | tala med ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | | prata med ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | (vardagligt) | snacka med ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | It is always a pleasure to speak with my grandmother. |
| | I would like to speak with you before you go home. |
| spout vi | figurative, informal (talk) | prata vitr |
| | | snacka vitr |
| | The politician was spouting on the podium. |
| talk vi | (speak to one another) | tala, prata vitr |
| | (vardagligt) | snacka vitr |
| | I'm glad I bumped into you; can we talk? |
| | Jag är glad att jag stötte på dig. Kan vi tala (or: prata)? |
| talk to sb vi | (address issue with sb) (formell) | tala med ngn vtr + prep |
| | | prata med ngn vtr + prep |
| | (vardagligt) | snacka med ngn vtr + prep |
| | Vinnie's been giving you a hard time? Don't worry; I'll talk to him. |
| Talk about ...! interj | informal (expressing disgust or emphasis) | tala om interj |
| | (vardagligt) | snacka om interj |
| | Talk about a stupid thing to do! I can't believe you did that! |
talk sth down,
talk down sth vtr phrasal sep | UK, figurative (speak disparagingly of) | tala illa om ngt vbal uttr |
| | (vardagligt) | snacka skit om ngt vbal uttr |
| | The politician spends a lot of time talking down his rival's policies, but not much talking about his own. |
| throw shade on sb v expr | US, figurative, informal (belittle or disparage sb) (vulgär) | snacka skit om ngn vbal uttr |
| | | tala illa om ngn vbal uttr |
| traduce sth vtr | (disparage, defame) | förtala⇒ vtr |
| | (vardagligt) | snacka skit om vbal uttr |
| | | baktala⇒ vtr |
| | | smäda⇒ vtr |
| | The councillor threatened to take the journalist to court for traducing his reputation. |
| trash sb/sth vtr | figurative, slang (criticize) | kritisera⇒ vtr |
| | (slang) | snacka skit vitr partikel |
| | The critics trashed the director's latest movie. |
| twaddle vi | informal (talk nonsense) | snacka vitr |
| | | prata strunt vitr + s |
| | | jiddra vitr |
| | What on earth are you twaddling about? |
| univalve n | (mollusc with one shell) | enskalig mollusk s |
| | | snäcka med ett skal s |
| visit vi | US (have friendly conversation) | prata vitr |
| | (informellt) | snacka vitr |
| | They can sit and visit for hours. |
| yakety-yak vi | informal (chatter) | pladdra vitr |
| | | tjattra vitr |
| | | snacka vitr |